Garlic Lime Penne Chicken

Name: Garlic Lime Penne Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast cut up (precooked weight); 2 T low fat Italian dressing; 1/2 lime juiced; 2 cloves of garlic; dash of season salt; 2 cups Hunts Traditional Spaghetti sauce; 2 cups zucchini diced; 6 1/2 oz dry Whole Wheat penne pasta; (1/2 small box); 2 T Parmesan cheese; chicken broth optional

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds chicken breast cut up (precooked weight)2 T low fat Italian dressing1/2 lime juiced2 cloves of garlicdash of season salt2 cups Hunts Traditional Spaghetti sauce2 cups zucchini diced6 1/2 oz dry Whole Wheat penne pasta (1/2 small box)2 T Parmesan cheesechicken broth optional

Directions

Cut up chicken breasts in bite size pieces. Marinate at least 2 hours in 2 T of low fat Italian Dressing, 1/2 lime juiced, 2 cloves of garlic and dash of season salt.

Cook pasta per instructions. After marinated, pan fry chicken on medium heat in water or broth (optional) until done. I use water. Add zucchini, cook until tender/crisp. Add in 2 cups spaghetti sauce and heat through. Serve over cooked pasta. Top with 1/2 T of parmesan cheese. I used regular, but low fat could be used.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MK4LADY.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 277.4
Total Fat: 3.1 g
Cholesterol: 67.0 mg
Sodium: 553.5 mg
Total Carbs: 32.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
Protein: 31.9 g

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Member Reviews

KSWILDFLOWER
This is very good! I doubled the marinade and let it work for about 4 hours. We then used 1 1/2 times the rest of the ingredients, except chicken. I didn't want left over spaghetti sauce and zucchini. Next time I will try adding mushrooms and julienne carrots. - 10/28/08